Suzhou vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3486
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$326
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$855
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
63
😀 Quality of life
67
47
🏙️ Population
12.7M
9.08M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 93% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 5553rd and 8462nd ($1020 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 506th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Suzhou compared to 1.6 months in Xuzhou. Ranked 27th vs 90th best cities to live in China, and 3798th vs 6431st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Xuzhou

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Suzhou Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$4.7
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.7
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$9.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6384
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3492
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$2.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.95
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2003
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26560
$27314

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$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$613
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$639
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$623
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$612
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$633
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$630
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$608
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$656
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$585
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$670
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$688
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$775
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$524
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$623
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$588
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$608
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$673
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$649
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$705
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$619
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$580
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$593
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$602
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$598
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$610
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$645
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$599
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$819
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$826
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$648
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$727
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$538
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$623
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$618
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$605
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$706
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$699
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$774